Commencement 2013

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May 11, 2013

NOTE: Degree candidates graduating summa cum laude have attained an overall collegiate grade point average of 3.9500. Those graduating magna cum laude have attained a 3.8500 overall average. Students graduating cum laude must have an overall average of 3.500.

Degrees Conferred

Robin Elizabeth Abernathy

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Janelle Lindsay Adams

summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Religious Studies

Lionel David Adams

cum laude

Greek and Roman Studies

Leigh Elise Allison

cum laude

Psychology

Morgan Josephine Amber

Business

Emily Suzanne Andrews

History

James R. Artzer

International Studies/Political Science

Sarah Holland Bacot

summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

History/Gender andSexuality Study

Carolyn Howell Baker

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Music

Jackson Charles Baker

Commerce and Business

Kristen Danielle Baker

cum laude

English and Political Science (Double Major)

Alexandra Watkins Bankart

English

Annie Olivia Bares

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Dorothy Megan Barzizza

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Art

Charlotte Mathilde Battestin

History

Robert Vance Baxley

cum laude

Music

Evan Daniel Baynes

Economics/ International Studies

David Alexander Bergen

Film Studies/Art

Ryan Timothy Berger

Commerce and Business

Joshua B Blount

History

Calvin James Boesch

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Julie Marie Borden

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Colby Nicholas Bowles

Business

Robert Knight Bracey

History

Samuel Dixon Bridger

History

Arielle Colette Broussard

International Studies/Political Science

Laura Elizabeth Brown

Environmental Studies

Emily Nicole Brueck

German

Samantha Leigh Bryan

English

Matthew Peter Burnick

Greek and Roman Studies and Philosophy
(Double Major)

Mary Allison Cantrell

International Studies

James Christopher Caruthers

Business

Garrett Stephen Casey

Psychology

Mairin Eileen Casey

English/Film Studies

Reid Elliot Cates

cum laude

Business

Tyler Neal Catterton

Psychology

Huiru Chen

cum laude

Business

Qiyue Chen

Economics and Business

Lauren Bishop Clark

International Studies

Emily Crain Collins

History

Ryan Sanders Conley

Art (also receiving
BS degree)

George Ryan Connor

Business

Robert Fassen Cook

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

International Studies/ Urban Studies

Kelsie Elizabeth Cox

cum laude

Political Science

Marquis Randall Cunningham

International Studies

Robert Brian Debusk

Greek and Roman Studies

Sarah Cummings Delph

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Political Economy

David Bishop Dorris

Business

Alexandra Christine Downey

Political Science

Wenbin Du

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Business (also receiving
BS degree)

Mary Rose Dunn

cum laude

History

YaVette Shantell Dunn

Commerce and Business

Pauline Elizabeth Dyer

Theatre

Audrey Anne Egitton

International Studies/Political Science

Ian Joseph Engdahl

cum laude

Political Economy

William David Estes

cum laude

Economics and Business

Tanner K. Evins

cum laude

Economics and Business

Hayley Alexandra Farmer

cum laude

English/Film Studies

Anne Downing Farrar

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Anthropology/Sociology

Margaret Jordan Farrar

English

Kathryn Elizabeth Faucher

cum laude

Environmental Studies

Emma Savannah Fesperman

English

Elizabeth Rae Fieser

Philosophy

Anna Rose Dennehy Fitzgerald

cum laude

Anthropology/Sociology

Laura Anne Fogarty

cum laude

History

Jenelle M. Francis

Spanish (also receiving
BS degree)

Wen Fu

cum laude

Business

Jared Michael Gab

Political Economy

Lucy Margaret Gaines

Art and English (Double Major)

Andrew Galow

Spanish

Ryan Paul Medwick George

Commerce and Business

John Bertram Dingeman Geyer

Art

Nicholas Adam Gilgenbach

cum laude

Psychology

Jasmine Lanette Gilstrap

cum laude

Psychology

Molly Allison Glaser

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Tanya Hajj

Business

Morgan Blair Hanna

Political Science

Kathryn Lynn Harbison

International Studies/Political Science

Michelle H. Hardin

English

Christopher Marino Hardy

Commerce and Business

Madeleine Louise Harrigan

Economics/International Studies

Patrick Robert Harris

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

International Studies/History and Philosophy (Double Major)

Theodore Robert Hartwell III

Economics and Business

John Hughes Harwood

cum laude

International Studies

Elise Marie Hastings

Political Science

Oliver Lynn Haynes IV

Business

Nicholas Walker Heaghney

Economics

Quentin Gregory Hebda

Theatre

Johanna Lee Hendley

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

History

Logan Elizabeth Henrikson

cum laude

History

Robert Merritt Henry

Business

Stephen Darryl Hickman Jr.

History

Josephine Agnes Hill

Art

Augustus Wright Williams Hilsman

Economics and Business

Kilby Elisabeth Hodges

cum laude

Theatre

Margaux Marie Hoglind

Anthropology/Sociology

Elizabeth Marie Hollingsworth

cum laude

Religious Studies

Mary Stephens Honeychurch

English

Pauletta Gayle Hughes

History

Jennifer Bailey Hutchinson

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Louis Mathewes Jehl

cum laude

History/Political Science

Tracy Lian Jenkins

International Studies/History

Shyretha Tawanee Johnson

Psychology

James Sutton Jones

Commerce and Business

Jonathon Michael Jones

cum laude

Commerce and Business

Philip Carruth Elliot Jones

History

Sarah Ann Joyner

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Psychology

Annelise Michelle Kampschaefer

English

Meagan Lynne Keller-Fowler

cum laude

International Studies/Political Science

Lucy Moore Kellison

cum laude

History

Jordan Marie Kennamer

cum laude

Urban Studies

Caitlyn Marie Kennedy

English

Elizabeth Rivers Kenwright

Political Science

Kory Robert Kilpatrick

Political Economy

Aubrey Gates King

cum laude

English

Susanna Leigh Kirby

Commerce and Business

Katherine Sydney Klein

cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

International Studies

Erik Cornett Klingbeil

cum laude

International Studies/Political Science (also receiving
BS degree)

Mara Alexandra Knight

Business

Jordan Rebecca Koontz

cum laude

French

Alex Nicole LaBat

cum laude

Commerce and Business

Lauren Renee LaBat

cum laude

Psychology

Daisy Laird

Theatre

Ryan Norman Landry

cum laude

Psychology

William Nale Lay

Political Science

Justin Arthur Lee

cum laude

Economics/Commerce and Business

Megan Elayne Lee

English

Holly Marie Lennox

Political Economy

Carson Ruppersberger Lewis

Political Science

Jiawen Li

magna cum laude
Honors Research
Phi Beta Kappa

Psychology

Melanie Ann Lilienstern

Commerce and Business

Amaryllis Ann Lyle

magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

English

Roger McHugh Madison

Business

Courtney Marie Mallin

cum laude

Business

Justin McLeod Malone

Business

Marie Anna Mason

Business

Jaime Nicole Maxey

cum laude

Commerce and Business

Nicole Kathryn McAlvany

Philosophy

Robert Samuel Mills McArthur

cum laude

Honors Research

Greek and Roman Studies

Katherine Colleen McCoid

English

John Cameron McCullough

English

Colin Charles McDonald

Anthropology/Sociology

Holly Elizabeth McGlown

Religious Studies

Cole Thomas McIsaac

Economics and Business

Daniel Alexander McWhirt

International Studies/Russian Studies

Christopher Samuel Meixell

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Economics/Mathematics

William Gilchrist Mischke

Economics

Mallory Edith Morphy

cum laude

Psychology

Laura Lake Mulholland

Business

Katelyn G. Munsey

Political Science

Jessica Ann Murrer

Anthropology/Sociology

Alexandra Caroline Nash

History

Katherine Alisa Neale

cum laude

English

Elizabeth Robertson Newell

Anthropology/Sociology

Jay Jackson Newman

History

Alexander Peter Nollan

Music

Treshain Atwellyne Norfleet

Psychology

Gerard Joseph O’Meara III

Commerce and Business

Rebecca Lynne Ouellette

cum laude

Anthropology/Sociology and French (Double Major)

Benjamin Daniel Owens

magna cum laude

Business

Jason Michael Pace

International Studies

Talor Lynn Paige

cum laude

English

Alexandra Elizabeth Pappas

English

Colleen Anne Parrish

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Spanish

Sarah Elizabeth Pate

summa cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Art

Sarah Elizabeth Patterson

cum laude

International Studies

Charles Tyler Perkins

Commerce and Business

Christopher Antoine Perkins

Religious Studies

Elizabeth Ann Peterson

cum laude

English

Lauren Ashley Peterson

cum laude

History

Sanders Phelps

English

Lynden Oscar Pindling

Business

Zachary Colton Pless

English

William Ben Porter

Business

Meera N. Pranav

cum laude

International Studies

Ian English Preston

Environmental Studies

Kajuana I. Pugh

Business

Hillary Morgan Quirk

International Studies/Political Science

Petar Radujkovich

International Studies

Maria L. Raffanti

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Political Science and Spanish
(Double Major)

Roy Duane Rainey III

Theatre

Elliott Lewis Ramirez

Commerce and Business

Anne Chambers Rawlinson

History

Lindsay Aileen Recknagel

Theatre

Jordan Bailey Redmon

cum laude

History

Preston A. Reeder

Psychology

Bing Ren

Business

Anne-Chevette Michelle Rhynes

Psychology

Maria Nicole Ricci

Business

Catherine Elizabeth Rickenbacker

Commerce and Business

Merrill Barton Ricketts

cum laude

Business

William Marshall Rikard

English

Nancy Claire Riley

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

English

Chase Robert Ring

Theatre

Caroline Starling Rollins

English

Juan Alexander Roncal

English

Mary Margaret Rottgers

Psychology

Mary Caitlyn Sanders

cum laude

Political Science

John Lawrence Sanford

Commerce and Business

Olivia Maureen Santarelli

Business

Julia Elizabeth Scales

cum laude

Business

Daniel P. Scharmer

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Business

Stephanie Nicole Sessarego

Psychology

Esha Rellan Sharma

Philosophy

Matthew Brian Shaw

Commerce and Business

Frederick Kennard Sheldon

Art

Graham T. Smart

cum laude

Art

Chloé Alexandra Smith

Psychology

Colin Scott Smith

cum laude

English

Jarmonique C. Smith

Political Science

Rachel Anne Smith

cum laude

Economics/Mathematics

Sarah Elizabeth Smith

cum laude

History

Tyler W. Springs

English

Kevin W. Starnes

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Economics/Mathematics

Katharine Blair Stich

Art

Mairi Lin Stockton

Anthropology/Sociology

Rachel Anne Strug

Greek and Roman Studies

Kathryn Condrey Stuckslager

Religious Studies

Emily Jane Sullivan

cum laude

French

Chaoli Sun

Theatre

Dorothy Taylor Svgdik

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

History

Westray Steven Tackett

English

Ines Neylan Tamaddon

Spanish

Jasmine M. Tate

Psychology

Camilla Noel Taufic

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

International Studies

Sara Beth Taylor

cum laude

(also receiving BS degree)

Religious Studies

Darren Leonardo Thomas II

Commerce and Business

James Orville Thompson

International Studies/Political Science

Mary Kate Thompson

Business

James Roland Todd

Political Science

Staley Jeanette Tomforde

History

Lila Marie Turner

Political Economy

Stuart Glenn Voges

Commerce and Business

Brian Kieth Walton

Economics and Business

Yubo Wang

Economics and Business

Sameer Shafi Warraich

cum laude

Political Economy

Laura Ann Wiggins

cum laude

Anthropology/Sociology

Blake Alexander Wilkerson

International Studies

Jared Joshua Williams

Spanish

Walter Trace Williams

Political Science

Benjamin Dean Williamson

International Studies

George Michael Williford

English and German
(Double Major)

Richard Turner Pratt Willis Jr.

Business

Samantha Jo Wineke

cum laude

Economics/Commerce & Business

Julia Janet Wolfe

Art

Sarah Ashley Womack

Political Economy

Caroline Priscilla Wright

Business

Annika Jane Wuerfel

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Psychology

Michael Cole Wyatt

Philosophy

Trevor Ian Wylie

International Studies

Yuanxiao Xu

cum laude

English

Ming Yang

cum laude

Economics and Business

Kaleb Richmond Yaniger

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Religious Studies

Charles Hurt Flint Yarn

Anthropology/Sociology

Charlotte Anais Young

Anthropology/Sociology

Jessica Lauren Young

Commerce and Business

Allison Yu

Political Science

Ya Yu

cum laude

Economics and Business

Megan Elizabeth Zann

Psychology

Suzanne Louise Zelenka

English

David Shen Zhang

Business

Yizhe Zhang

Economics/ Mathematics

Elizabeth Lloyd Zuelke

Economics and Business

Michael Ross Ascuitto

Chemistry

Maha Bano

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Chemistry

John Reed Beazley

Chemistry

Hayley Elizabeth Benton

Mathematics

Nolan Kenneth Bielinski

cum laude

Biology

Shannon Smith Blair

cum laude

Biology

Catherine Ruth-an Carlile

cum laude

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Piper Noelle Carroll

Neuroscience

Reid Winslow Chadwick

cum laude

Biology

Colin Thomas Chu

cum laude

Chemistry

Kenisha Krynn Clark

Biology

Ryan Sanders Conley

Biology
(also receiving
BA degree)

William Purifoy Cooner

Biology

Harrison Blake Daniel

cum laude

Biology

Adam Warren Drake

Chemistry

Wenbin Du

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
(also receiving
BA degree)

Duan Yutong

cum laude

Honors Research

Physics

Allie Nicole Elozory

cum laude

Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology

Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson

cum laude

Biology

Anthony Dimitri Fizer

Computer Science

Helen Darlene Floersh

Neuroscience

Jenelle M. Francis

Biology
(also receiving
BA degree)

John Paul Garry

Biology

Stephen Lee Gilley Jr.

Physics

John Matthew Grisham

cum laude

Biology

Kurt Russel Hebert

Physics

Jesse Glenn Hughes

Chemistry
Posthumous Award

Matthew Austin Isom

Computer Science

Nicholas Joseph Jensen

summa cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Chemistry and
Greek and Roman Studies
(Double Major)

Lawrence Emmanuel O. John-Teye

Biology

Kelsey Elizabeth Jones

Biology

Kimber Renee Jones

cum laude

Biology

Jeremey Brendon Key

magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Computer Science

Adiha Ali Khan

cum laude

Biology

Matthew Ryan Killary

Physics

Erik Cornett Klingbeil

Biology
(also receiving
BA degree)

Leo Kokorev

Biology

John Elliott Lacheta

Chemistry

Alison Paula Lang

cum laude

Biology

Bethany Joy Larkin

Biology/ Anthropology/Sociology

Honore John Lartigue Jr.

Chemistry

Landon Thomas LaSalle

Biology

Lucas Tanner laude
rmilk

cum laude

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Rui Liu

cum laude

Honors Research

Computer Science and Mathematics

Phillip Christian Lyons

Biology

Taylor Hudson Maitland

Chemistry

Meagan Adele Mansfield

Mathematics

Kathryn Ann Marr

Biology

Madison Keller Marullo

cum laude

Biology

Megan Christine Matthews

Environmental Science

BethAnn McCloskey

cum laude

Chemistry

Kevin Patrick McGinn

cum laude

Biology

Joseph E. McPeak

Chemistry

Joseph Nicklaus Miller

cum laude

Chemistry

Matthew D. Miller

cum laude

Physics

Ahmed A. Minhas

cum laude

Chemistry

Mustafa Motiwala

Neuroscience

Yasmin Mzayek

cum laude

Neuroscience

Mary Marks Nelson

Neuroscience

Ashley Lauren Newman

Biology

Jessica Nichole Newman

cum laude

Biology/Anthropology/Sociology

Ngoc-Tran Thi Nguyen

cum laude

Chemistry

Rikeen Y. Patel

Neuroscience

Kelly Garges Patton

Biology

Jordan David Perchik

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Biology

Brittany Margaret Pope

Biology
Psychology
(Double Major)

Linlin Qiu

Environmental Science and
Psychology
(Double Major)

Anahita Rahimi-Saber

Biology

Mary Catherine Reeves

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Jordan Ailsa Robinson

cum laude

Biology

Madeline Rose Scott

cum laude

Honors Research
Phi Beta Kappa

Neuroscience

Justin Andrew Shapiro

cum laude

Chemistry

Emily Elaine Shaw

cum laude

Neuroscience

Xin Shu

Mathematics

David Wai-Yin Siu

Biology

Monique Ashlee Smyth

cum laude

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Julia Katherine Stewart

Neuroscience

Lukas Horst Josef Stockhausen

Chemistry

Daniel James Sutherland

Physics and Chemistry
(Double Major)

Lindsay Alexandra Svehla

Biology

Sara Beth Taylor

cum laude

Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology(also receiving BA degree)

Rebecca Elena Thompson

cum laude

Biology

Hung Minh To

Biology

Michael Alan Lee Todd

Mathematics

Lan Thanh Thi Tran

Biology

Nguyen Khuong Ngoc Tran

Physics

Ashley Lynn Tufton

cum laude

Chemistry

Alexander Tanal Tweel

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Paula Elizabeth Vasichko

cum laude

Neuroscience

Laura Katherine Wagner

cum laude

Biology

Xiao Wang

summa cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Zheng Wang

cum laude

Chemistry

Melissa Kathleen Welch

Biology

Chanrika Cemone Williams

Biology

Aynsley Elizabeth Wright

cum laude

Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology

Zongyu Yang

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Alex James Yu

cum laude

Biology

Ye Zheng

cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Computer Science

Clay Porter Adams

Accounting

Victoria Marie Bundy

Accounting

Joseph Travis Hamm

Accounting

Nerissa Nicole Johnson

Accounting

Graham M. Karlan

Accounting

Travis Lane Perkins

Accounting

Alex Fine Petraglia

Accounting

Allen Clarke Reed

Accounting

Barrett John Gunter Roudabush

Accounting

Michael Wayne Rubin

Accounting

Edward Reed Smith

Accounting

Brett Lee Stoots

Accounting

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